Grace O'Malley's Irish Pub And Country Music

Hmm....so if you find yourself in the mountains of Ruidoso and have a hankering for something Irish, well you can always find your way to the schizophrenic Grace O'Malley's Irish Pub, for a Guinness.

I don't want to be harsh. but when you walk in you don't start at a traditional hostess stand, but in the gift shop.  I would forgive that, but you also don't walk in and find just a gift shop, but country music and when I say country music I mean Luke Bryan and Rascal Flatts and not Irish folk music or even The Corrs.  So you have lots of signage telling you that you have found the bliss that can only come from the Shamrock state and you hear country music and get a menu focussed more on Texas and chili burgers and quesadilla than Shepherd's Pie or corned beef.

I guess my complaint is if you are going to try the Irish Pub concept, do it.  This is just....schizophrenic.  I guess this is the local excuse to have the wait staff wear kilt like school girl skirts to attract business, but when you server is the same age as my mother, it does lose some of its appeal.

Not that my server was incapable.  She did very well.  The food was even okay and thebar staff would go an extra step or two, but it wasn't exactly what I was thinking when this place was recommended to me, so ...three stars and perhaps a bit of rounding to get that high.

Hopefully you find it more exciting than I did. Ms. O'Malley can be found at 2331 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso, New Mexico 88345.